SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A PROTRUSION IN A MEDICAL IMAGE - Patent 1644866

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EP 1 644 866 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	12.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/15

(21)	Application number: 04753008.4

(22)	Date of filing: 20.05.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06K 9/00^(1968.09)

G06F 19/00^(1995.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2004/016108

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/015483 (17.02.2005 Gazette 2005/07)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR

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Priority:

11.07.2003 US 486799 P
19.05.2004 US 849576

(71)	Applicant: SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH, INC.
	Princeton, New Jersey 08540 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	KIRALY, Atilla, Peter Plainsboro, NJ 08536 (US) NOVAK, Carol, L. Newtown, PA 18940 (US)

(74)	Representative: Vigars, Christopher Ian
	HASELTINE LAKE, Redcliff Quay, 120 Redcliff Street Bristol BS1 6HU Bristol BS1 6HU (GB)

(54)	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A PROTRUSION IN A MEDICAL IMAGE